Overview
- Authorities conducted 5,394 breath tests between Christmas Eve and midmorning on December 25, identifying 30 intoxicated drivers.
- Positivity measured 0.47%, down from 0.8% recorded during the previous year, according to city data.
- Of the positives, 11 registered at least 1 g/l and 19 were between 0.5 and 1 g/l, with a highest reading of 1.74 g/l.
- Approximately 30 additional checkpoints were deployed across Buenos Aires, and nine cars were seized during an operation in Palermo.
- Local law sets a 0.5 g/l limit with escalating fines, license suspensions, and potential arrest for higher levels, while year-to-date enforcement tops 470,000 checks with 0.97% positivity and about 4,271 licenses retained.